Water shortage is a known limiting factor in sustainable wheat production in the North China
Plain (NCP). Conservation tillage has the potential to maximize soil water efficiency, and …

Soils store significant amounts of carbon (C) and thus can play a critical role for mitigating
climate change. Crop roots represent the main C source in agricultural soils and are …

Food security is an important pre-requisite for human well-being; however, water shortages
and poor quality of arable land threaten food security in the North China Plain (NCP) …

Context Compared to conventional tillage (CT), conservation tillage has been widely proven
to better improve the soil structure, increase soil water content, and enhance crop yield …

Inappropriate tillage practices and nitrogen (N) management have become seriously
limitations for maize (Zea mays L.) yield and N use efficiency (NUE) in the North China Plain …

No-till (NT) practice has been widely adopted to improve soil quality, but soil compaction
and soil organic carbon (SOC) stratification under long-term NT limit crop production …

Enhancing the spatial and temporal coordination between soil water and roots is very
important for crop growth. The vertical distribution and relationship between soil water and …

Agricultural water shortages threaten food security worldwide, particularly in the North China
Plain (NCP) which is an important grain production base in China. To solve this problem, we …

Overground rock is a prominent feature of rocky desertification landscape in karst farmland;
however, people often pay attention to their adverse effects, leaving their positive effects on …

To investigate how tillage intensity modifies the small-scale spatial variability of soil and
winter wheat parameters, field trials were conducted on small plots (12 m× 35 m) in three …